Gov. Chris Gregoire, King County Executive Dow Constantine, several Seattle City Councilmembers and state legislators said Thursday that the tunnel replacement for the Alaskan Way Viaduct was vital to …

Seattle officials say they’ll have to seek deeper budget cuts and consider targeted furloughs next year after the city’s labor unions opted not to give up cost-of-living raises as a way to help deal with a $56 million deficit. …